Br. Efrain will be returning home to the Abbey from the Formators’ Program in Italy on Friday, 15 June. The second half of the Program was held in Assisi. The high-powered series of lectures from notable scholars continue and Br. Efrain continues to lap it all up. Although the Abbot gave him the option of spending some extra […]

Liturgically, we have recently completed the Easter Season and have returned to Ordinary Time. Even the great Sunday Solemnities of the Holy Trinity and Corpus Christi, and the Friday Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, are part of Ordinary Time. They mark the transition from the Easter Season. In secular life, we are also in a […]

When we introduced our new Sustainers Program we expected there would be good response to this simple method of contributing to the monastery.  Our friends are telling us they appreciate the ease with which they can make their gift on a monthly basis. One such friend is Ellen Whitestone.  Ellen has been coming to the […]

This week–4 to 8 June, Monday afternoon through Friday morning–there are a good number of vacancies in our Retreat House. If you’ve been dreaming about getting away to Holy Cross Abbey for some quiet and reflection and just happen to have the time this week, please contact Carol Hensley at 540-955-4383 or email her at […]

The community Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Vincent Collins at 11:00 AM. Fr. Vincent will also preach. The monthly Eucharistic Adoration will begin at 4:00 PM and continue through Vespers. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament will be celebrated after Vespers. All are invited to join us.

The Lay Cistercians of Holy Cross are observing their annual retreat at Holy Cross Abbey this weekend. On Saturday, 26 May, after Midday Prayer, the Lay Cistercians joined the monks in choir for their profession ceremony. Abbot Robert reflected on the Reading from the Letter to the Ephesians (Eph 3:14-19), as a preparation for Pentecost […]

The Clarke County Historic Preservation Commision honored the winners of the Commision’s annual awards on Thursday, 24 May. Among those lauded was Holy Cross Abbey, granted a Stewardship Award. Marty Hiatt, presenting the award, noted that the Abbey, located on the site of the largest Civil War battle in Clarke County, has maintained a working […]

With a few exceptions, our Bishop, Paul Loverde, visits us once a year to celebrate Mass with us, share a meal and informally converse with us. This year, our Bishop visited on Friday, 25 May, in the company of Fr. Phillip Cozzi of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Warrenton.  In his homily, Bishop Loverde acknowledged […]

The Novice Directors of our monasteries in the United States meet every other year. This year we met at Guadalupe Abbey in Lafayette, Oregon from 15 to 24 May. Guadalupe Abbey was the first foundation of Our Lady of the Valley, Valley Falls, Rhode Island and could be considered the elder sister of Holy Cross Abbey. […]